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专题22-人与自然
备战2023年中考英语之阅读理解专项练（常考+热门话题）
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Natinal parks are large areas f public land. They give a safe hme fr lcal plants and animals. They help keep the air and water clean. They als give us the best trips. Tday, there are nearly 7,000 natinal parks arund the wrld. Frbes has listed 12 f the mst beautiful nes in the wrld that will surprise yu with their amazing landscapes (陆上风景), gegraphic wnders and clrful plants and animals.
The Grand Canyn Natinal Park f the US is ne f the Seven Natural Wnders f the Wrld. It is best knwn fr its size and depth. It is 446 kilmeters lng, up t 29 kilmeters wide, and 1.6 kilmeters deep. The immensity f the canyn makes peple think big. Every year, abut 5 millin peple visit here. Taking a tur in the Suth Rim (南缘) ffers visitrs the park’s full views, while the Nrth Rim (北缘) shws beautiful wild flwers.
If yu lve animals, yu’ll like the Serengeti Natinal Park in Tanzania. The “Big Five” live .They are the lin, African elephant, African lepard, black rhincers and African buffal. Its name “Big Five” came frm the five animals that were the hardest t catch. Nw they are what peple mst want t see in the wild. If yu visit the park, yu shuld never miss the migratin (迁徙) f ver 1.5 millin wildebeests (角马) and 250,000 zebras every year. This is the mst famus site f the park.
1．The underlined wrd “immensity” refers t ________.
A．great sizeB．natural wnderC．clrful viewD．unusual beauty
2．The best title fr the passage may be “________”.
A．Taking a Tur in the Grand Canyn
B．Travelling t the Serengeti Natinal Park
C．Seven Natural Wnders f the Wrld
D．Stepping int the Wnders f the Wildlife
3．If the writer cntinues the article, he wuld mst likely write abut ________.
A．ways t keep the air and water clean
B．mre natinal parks in the wrld
C．his wnderful trip t the Grand Canyn
D．famus histric wnders in Africa
Welcme t White Pines Frest
This is ne f the mst beautiful places in the United States. But it can als be dangerus. If yu’re planning a hike here:
1 Wear cmfrtable shes, and take alng ne mre pair f scks. That way yu’ll have dry scks t change int if yu need them.
2 Dn’t frget t carry a waterprf (防水的) jacket. The weather can change quickly here.
3 Take sme lightweight fd alng. Dried fruit, nuts and s n are gd energy snacks. And be sure t carry plenty f drinking water. There are n water supplies alng the trails.
4 There are sme dangerus snakes in the frest, but yu wn’t meet them if yu fllw the trails.
Remember: the snakes wn’t disturb yu if yu dn’t disturb them.
5 Allw yurself enugh time t get back t the campgrund (营地) befre dark. S that yu wn’t get lst, make sme marks alng the trails yu g.
根据语言材料选择最佳答案。
4．Where’s White Pines Frest?
A．In Britain.B．In Canada.C．In America.
5．The hikers shuld carry ne mre pair f scks because ________.
A．they can use the scks t make sme marks.
B．they can always have dry scks t change int.
C．they can use the scks as shes.
6．If yu’re ging hiking in the frest, yu shuld get back t the campgrund ________.
A．befre nnB．befre dawnC．befre dark
7．Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A．There are sme dangerus snakes in the frest.
B．Dn’t carry a waterprf jacket.
C．There is n need t wear cmfrtable shes.
8．This article is frm ________.
A．White Pines FrestB．A magazineC．Trip advisr
In the Americas, Asia, and Africa there’s a special kind f frest called the clud frest. Clud frests can be fund in the cluds n the muntains.
Like rainfrests, clud frests experience rainfall, but they als catch water straight frm the air. Water cndenses (凝结), yu’ll hear the drp f water, even if it’s nt raining. The water caught is clear and unplluted (流动) thrugh the grund int rivers.
Sme peple call clud frests water twers, because they are s imprtant in prviding water fr nearby villages and cities. But it’s nt just humans wh depend n clud frests. They are als hme t a lt f animals and plants.
Clud frests are very special places. But they face prblems. Lcal pr peple clear the frests s that they can grw crps. They als hunt endangered animals fr meat, and cut dwn trees t heat their hmes and ck. Farmers cnvert (改造) the land s that they can grw fruits, and cffee beans.
Once clud frests are cleared, the harm can be irreversible (不可逆转的). Many species which are imprtant t the ecsystem (生态系统), ges away.
Clud frests are very valuable. With laws t prtect them, we might be able t save them befre it’s t late.
9．The water f clud frests cmes frm ________.
A．the rainB．the airC．riversD．cluds
10．What des the third paragraph mainly talk abut?
A．The meanings f clud frests.B．The prblems f clud frests.
C．The advantages f clud frests.D．The imprtance f clud frests.
11．Frm Paragraph 4, we knw ________.
A．peple are trying t save the clud frests
B．peple are ding harms t the clud frests
C．farmers are making better uses f clud frests
D．farmers are turning the clud frests int green land
12．What is the writer’s purpse f writing this passage?
A．T ask peple t prtect clud frests.
B．T tell peple clud frests are valuable.
C．T make peple knw mre abut frests.
D．T encurage peple t walk clse t nature.
13．What is the best title f the passage?
A．Frest, animals’ hme
B．Clud frests in danger
C．A special kind f frest
D．Better late than never
There are many deserts n the earth. And the fllwing are sme facts yu may find interesting.
What are deserts like?
Deserts can be ht and dry places. Rain may nt fall there fr mnths r years. Sme deserts are sandy and stny(多石的). Deserts can als be very windy places. The wind can change the shape f the deserts. It mves sand arund frm place t place.
Temperatures in the desert can be very different. During the daytime, the temperature may reach 40℃ even in the shade (阴凉处). At night deserts can becme very cld. In winter there may even be a frst(霜冻) in the early mrning.
Living in the desert
The camel is smetimes called “the ship f the desert”. It stres fd in its hump (驼峰) and can g fr days withut water. It has large feet which help it nt t fall int the sft sand. Its lng eyelashes(睫毛)keep ut the sand during sandstrms.
An asis(绿洲) is an area f the desert where water may be fund. The water may be in pls r under the grund. Peple and animals visit an asis fr water and fd. Plants grw at an asis. Sme farmers are able t grw crps here.
The Arabian Desert
The Arabian Desert lies between the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf. In sme parts f the desert, it is t ht fr peple t live. Oil was discvered under parts f the desert and in the Arabian Gulf. This il has made sme cuntries in the area very rich. Much f the mney has been spent building fine cities with lvely parks and lakes, and peple live a cmfrtable life there.
14．Which f the fllwing can best describe deserts?
A．Ht and dry.B．Sandy and rainy.
C．Wet and stny.D．Windy and snwy.
15．The camel has lng eyelashes t ________.
A．stay cl in desertsB．g fr days withut water
C．help it nt t fall int the sft sandD．keep ut the sand during sandstrms
16．Accrding t the passage, peple and animals visit an asis fr ________.
A．frst and crpsB．sand and stnesC．water and fdD．mney and il
17．Where was il discvered accrding t the passage?
A．Between the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf.B．In sme parts f the desert.
C．Under parts f the desert and in the Arabian Gulf.D．In an asis.
Wrld Wetlands Day came frm the Cnventin n Wetlands（湿地公约）, signed in Iran. China jined the cnventin n July 31, 1992. China has wetlands with 65.9 millin hectares（公顷）, 10% f the wrld’s wetland areas, which cmes furth in the wrld. China als has sme f Asia’s mst imprtant wetlands, such as Pyang Lake and Asia’s lngest river, Yangtze River.
Hwever, a WWF research shwed the situatin f China’s wetlands was getting serius because f pllutin, climate（气候） change and ver-farming. S ur gvernment has been taking actins t return farmland t wetland.
It was reprted the 57 key Chinese wetlands increased by 2,479 hectares frm 2018 t 2019. Li Yan, an fficial frm the Natinal Frestry and Grassland Administratin, said at a news meeting, “The area f wetlands in China has becme larger ver the past five years. Between 2016 and 2020, China created 201 natinal wetland parks. China had 899 natinal wetland parks by the end f 2020, and nearly half f the cuntry’s wetlands are prtected by sme levels f gvernment.”
China is wrking hard fr a cntinuus develpment and will make effrts t perfect the laws n wetland prtectin.
18．Hw des the writer intrduce the situatin f wetlands in China in Paragraph 1?
A．By telling a stry.B．By giving an example.
C．By listing sme numbers.D．By cmparing tw facts.
19．What can we knw frm Li Yan’s wrds in Paragraph 3?
A．Hw large China’s wetlands are.B．Hw imprtant China’s wetlands are.
C．China has reached achievements n wetland prtectin.D．What danger China’s wetlands are facing in the present.
20．In which part f a newspaper can we read the text?
A．Nature.B．Histry.C．Sciety.D．Culture.
21．What’s the best title fr the passage？
A．Famus Wetlands in ChinaB．China’s Wetlands in Danger
C．The Laws n Wetland PrtectinD．China’s Prgress in Wetland Prtectin
The Hrsetail Fall (瀑布) is ne f Ysemite Natinal Park’s mst amazing views. Arund the secnd week f February, the setting sun hits the Hrsetail Fall at just the right angle (角度) t light the upper parts f the waterfall. And when cnditins are right, the Hrsetail Fall becmes range and red at sunset. It is like red-ht lava (熔岩) puring dwn frm the tp f the El Capitan. S, it gt the name “firefall”.
The firefall is a perfect match f the weather, the fall, the time and the watching place. It usually appears n dry, warm and cludless days. There must be enugh flwing water t make a firefall t. S there must be enugh snw n the muntain tp, and it turns int water n warm afternns.
The sun ges t the best place befre the fall in late February. And the best time t watch the fall is 5 t 15 minutes befre the sunset. Only at this time can visitrs see the firefall. The El Capitan Picnic Area is the best place t watch, because it is clse t the fall and is perfect t set up cameras and tents.
Every year in February, thusands f phtgraphers cme t watch the firefall. Althugh the view may appear just minutes befre sunset, many f them have t cme hurs earlier t get a right place t set their cameras in time. “I’m just saying that the Ysemite Firefall is smething yu dn’t want t miss during the winter,” says Kate Mre, a traveller and the lead cntent creatr fr ParkedInParadise.cm.
22．Paragraph 1 mainly tells us ________.
A．hw the firefall gt its nameB．why it’s easy t see the firefall
C．wh was the first t find the firefallD．n which day we can visit the frefall
23．What can we knw abut the firefall?
A．It lasts fr half an hur befre the sunset.
B．It usually appears n wet, warm and cludy days.
C．Rivers prvide enugh flwing water t make a fall.
D．Its best watching place is the El Capitan Picnic Area.
24．Frm the wrds f Kate Mre, we can infer that ________.
A．the firefall is wrth seeingB．it’s dangerus t watch the firefall
C．the firefall brings little surpriseD．it’s a waste f time t visit the firefall
25．What’s the theme f the passage?
A．Art.B．Nature.C．Technlgy.D．Histry.
Fake(假的) r artificial(人造的) nature is everywhere in the wrld. When peple can’t get their hands n real nature, they seem quite happy t imitate(模仿) it in clever ways.
Fake grass is used in many places, especially sprts grunds. It is made f plastic and it lks very like natural grass.
In the summer, sme cities with n natural beaches truck in sand t create ne. Sme are even made indrs.
In the winter, water can be frzen fr ice-skating, creating artificial skating rinks(溜冰场).
There are fake snakes and mdels f wls(猫头鹰) t scare away pests.
These are just sme f the many ways peple have faked nature.
In Dubai, temperatures ften tp 38℃, nt a place mst peple wuld g t ski. Hwever, here there are fake, snw-cvered ski slpes(斜坡) —indrs.
In Germany there is a theme park and trpical(热带的) island. Inside, it is summer all the time. The temperature is cntrlled t cpy the weather in the trpics. Here visitrs can walk in thrugh a rainfrest amng the 50,000 plants as well as parrts and flamings(火烈鸟). Visitrs can even walk thrugh a village frm Thailand.
There are many reasns why peple fake nature. Smetimes we fake nature t help us learn mre abut the wrld arund us. Smetimes it’s just fr fun. ________ sme peple think that the mney spent n faking nature shuld be spent n real envirnments and living things.
26．What fake nature isn’t mentined in the passage?
A．Fake island.B．Fake beaches.C．Fake sand.D．Fake grass.
27．Which wrd is the best in the blank?
A．AlthughB．ButC．BecauseD．If
28．What’s the writer’s main purpse?
A．T tell us t g skiing in the winter.
B．T tell us t create fake nature mre.
C．T let us knw that peple shuld fake nature in mre clever ways.
D．T remind peple shuld pay mre attentin t natural wrld.
Have yu ever entered a trpical rainfrest(热带雨林)? Rainfrests make up nly a small part f the Earth’s surface, abut six percent, but there are mre kinds f trees than any ther area in the whle wrld.
Trpical rainfrests are in Africa, Asia, Central and Suth America, Australia, and n the Pacific islands. The largest trpical rainfrest is the Amazn (亚马逊)Rainfrest in Suth America, which cvers 1. 2 billin acres, r almst five millin square kilmetres. The secnd largest rainfrest is in Western Africa.
Rainfrests prvide us with many things. In fact, the Amazn Rainfrest is the “lungs f ur planet” because it prduces 20%f the wrld’s xygen (氧气). One fifth f the wrld’s fresh water is als fund in the Amazn Rainfrest. Furthermre, ne half f the wrld’s species f animals, plants and insects live in the Earth’s rainfrests. 80% f the fd we eat first grew in the rainfrest. 25%f the drugs we take when we are sick are made f plants that grw nly in rainfrests. Sme f these drugs are even used t fight and cure cancer.
There are fur different levels f trees in a rainfrest. The frest flr is the lwest layer full f animal life and receives the least amunt f light. The under strey is the dark, cl envirnment under the leaves but ver the grund. The canpy layer is the upper parts f mst f the trees. The emergent layer cntains a small number f very tall trees.
These different parts f a rainfrest exist tgether t create an ecsystem fr many animals, plants and human beings.
29．This passage is mainly abut ________.
A．kinds f frestB．where rainfrests are
C．facts abut rainfrestsD．hw much xygen rainfrests make
30．The Amazn Rainfrest prvides us with ________ percent f the wrld’s xygen.
A．twentyB．twenty-fiveC．fiftyD．eighty
31．Where can we prbably find a trpical rainfrest accrding t the passage?
A．In France.B．In China.C．In Canada.D．In Britain.
32．Which is the right picture t shw fur different levels f trees in a rainfrest?
A．B．C．D．
After being put ff twice because f bad weather, a team f Chinese surveyrs reached the tp f Munt Qmlangma n May 27th, 2020. It’s part f a prject t remeasure the height f the wrld’s highest muntain.
The team was made up f eight members. They set ff frm a camp at 8,300 meters at arund 2:10 a.m. Nearly nine hurs later, they reached the tp successfully. Then, the team wrked there fr 2.5 hurs. They put up a survey marker, set up a glbal navigatin satellite system(GNSS,卫星导航系统)receiver, and used a snw-depth radar(雷达) device t cllect data.
Since 1949, China has made six main scientific surveys f Munt Qmlangma, including tw height measured. In 1975, Chinese surveyrs reached the tp and measured the muntain fr the first time, and the its height was 8,848.13 meters. In 2005, anther Chinese team measured it and height was 8,848.43 meters, nt including the thickness f snw. The gvernment thught it t be the mst exact measurement.
It will take several mnths fr researchers t deal with and analyze(分析) the data. Advances(先进) in technlgy are believed t prduce mre exact results this time than 15 years ag. “We have the respnsibility t give the wrld an answer,” said Dang Yamin at the Chinese Academy f Surveying and Mapping.
33．Why did a team f Chinese surveyrs reach the tp f Munt Qmlangma n May 27th, 2020?
A．Because they wanted t tell peple they were brave.
B．Because they wanted t enjy beautiful sights n it.
C．Because they wanted t measure its height again.
D．Because they wanted t knw the thickness f snw.
34．The measured height f Munt Qmlangma was 8,848.13 meters in ________.
A．1949B．1975C．2005D．2020
35．Frm the passage, we knw that ________
A．China has made six main surveys f Munt Qmlangrna s far.
B．Chinese surveyrs used Beidu navigatin satellite system in 2005.
C．Chinese surveyrs will climb Munt Qnmlangma in tw r three mnths.
D．the exact height f Qmlangma that measured by Chinese surveyrs is 8,848.13 meters in 2020.
36．What’s the best title fr the passage?
A．A team f Brave Chinese Surveyrs
B．The Climbing f Munt Qmlangma
C．Measurement f the Height f Munt Qmlangma
D．Discussin abut the Height f Munt Qmlangma
Rainfrests are hme t a rich variety f medicinal plants, fd, birds and animals. Can yu believe that a single bush in the Amazn may have mre species f ants than the whle f Britain! Abut 480 varieties f trees may be fund in just ne hectare f rainfrest.
Rainfrests are the lungs f the planet-string vast quantities f carbn dixide and prducing a significant amunt f the wrld’s xygen. Rainfrests have their wn perfect system fr ensuring their wn survival; the tall trees make a canpy (树冠层) f branches and leaves which prtect themselves, smaller plants, and the frest animals frm heavy rain, intense dry heat frm the sun and strng winds.
Amazingly, the trees grw in such a way that their leaves and branches, althugh clse tgether, never actually tuch thse f anther tree. Scientists think this is the plants’ way t prevent the spread f any tree diseases and make life mre difficult fr leaf-eating insects like caterpillars. T survive in the frest, animals must climb, jump r fly acrss the gaps. The grund flr f the frest is nt all tangled leaves and bushes, like in films, but is actually fairly clear. It is where dead leaves turn int fd fr the trees and ther frest life.
They are nt called rainfrests fr nthing! Rainfrests can generate 75% f their wn rain. At least 80 inches f rain a year is nrmal-and in sme areas there may be as much as 430 inches f rain annually. This is real rain-yur umbrella may prtect yu in a shwer, but it wn’t keep yu dry if there is a full rainstrm. In just tw hurs, streams can rise ten t twenty feet. The humidity (湿气) f large rainfrests cntributes t the frmatin f raincluds that may travel t ther cuntries in need f rain.
37．What can we learn abut rainfrests frm the first paragraph?
A．They prduce xygen.B．They cver a vast area.
C．They are well managed.D．They are rich in wildlife.
38．Which f the fllwing cntributes mst t the survival f rainfrests?
A．Heavy rains.B．Big trees.C．Small plants.D．Frest animals.
39．Why d the leaves and branches f different trees avid tuching each ther?
A．Fr mre sunlight.B．Fr mre grwing space.
C．Fr self-prtectin.D．Fr the detectin f insects.
40．What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A．Life-Giving RainfrestsB．The Law f the Jungle
C．Animals in the AmaznD．Weather in Rainfrests
A grup f scientists frm China and ther cuntries are wrking tgether t help learn mre knwledge and appreciatin f China’s ancient cultural heritage (遗产). They are recrding and cllecting digital images f cultural relics (遗迹) frm the Mga Caves, which were a key stp alng the Silk Rad thrughut China’s ancient histry. Nearly 500,000 wnderful digital phtgraphs have been prduced since the internatinal prject started in 1994.
The Mga Caves have lng been a meeting pint fr different cultures and are part f the histry f many cuntries. Tday, the caves are just as internatinal as they were at the time when peple travelled the Silk Rad. Turists frm all ver the wrld visit Dunhuang t see the caves, and the Getty Museum in Ls Angeles has even reprduced a cpy f the caves and paintings fr peple t appreciate in America.
By sharing s many digital phts ver the Internet, the grup hpes t help develp even wider interest arund the wrld in China’s ancient histry, culture, and traditins. They als hpe t further educate peple abut the imprtance f safeguarding histric and cultural relics fr future generatins t understand and appreciate. As ne scientist wh is wrking n the prject explains, “Appreciating ne’s wn cultural heritage is very imprtant fr understanding neself. Appreciating the cultural heritage f ther cuntries is very imprtant fr internatinal cmmunicatin and understanding.”
41．What are the scientists trying t d with China’s ancient cultural heritage?
A．T call n peple t visit Mga Caves.
B．T invite peple t cllect digital images.
C．T stp peple frm travelling t the Silk Rad.
D．T help develp knwledge and appreciatin f it.
42．What mdern technlgy are the scientists using?
A．Internatinal Prject.B．Digital Images.
C．New Silk Rad.D．500,000 phts.
43．Why are s many peple interested in the Mga Caves?
A．Peple can find their histry and different cultures frm them.
B．The Mga Caves are the place where different cultures meet.
C．The Mga Caves are part f the histry f many cuntries.
D．Peple can feel as internatinal as they travel the Silk Rad .
44．What can yu read frm what the scientist explained in the last paragraph?
A．Cultural heritage can help peple’s understanding and cmmunicatin.
B．We shuld prtect ur wn cultural heritage in rder t keep thers away.
C．Appreciating the cultural heritage f ther cuntries is als very imprtant.
D．Prtecting the cultural heritage is t educate future peple abut the fact.
45．What is the best title f the passage?
A．The Mga Caves: A Wnder in the Wrld
B．A Grup f Scientists Wrking Tgether
C．Helping Develp Culture Thrugh Digital Images
D．Dunhuang: Hme t China’s Cultural Heritage
China has named its first five natinal parks—Sanjiangyuan Natinal Park, Wuyi Muntain Natinal Park, Giant Panda Natinal Park, Nrtheast China Tiger and Lepard Natinal Park and Hainan Trpical Rainfrest Natinal Park. They cver a land area f mre than 230, 000 square kilmeters and prtect nearly 30 percent f the cuntry’s key wildlife species (物种).
Sanjiangyuan area is an imprtant surce f freshwater resurces in China. Mre than 60-billin-cubic-meter clean water is sent dwstream each year, and the vlume has increased in recent years.
Wuyi Muntain Natinal Park is knwn as “the kingdm f snakes”, “the wrld f insects”, “the heaven fr birds”, and “the key t the study f Asian amphibians and reptiles”, Wuyi Muntain Natinal Park has 558 kinds f wild vertebrates, 33.27 percent f the types in Fujian prvince.
Giant Panda Natinal Park prtects mre than 1600 wild giant pandas. They accunt fr (占) mre than 70 percent f the pandas in China.
Nrtheast China Tiger and Lepard Natinal Park is China’s main area where Siberian tigers and Amur lepards live. There are abut 40 Siberian tigers and abut 50 Amur lepards.
Hainan Trpical Rainfrest Natinal Park has the largest trpical frest in China. The park cvers nine cities and cunties, with a ttal area f 4, 400 square km, r abut ne-seventh f Hainan Islands land area.
In the future, natinal parks are expected t be natural classrms fr everyne. Different kinds f animals and plants live here. The cuntry is mving fast t prtect them.
46．Which natinal park is knwn as “the heaven fr birds”?
A．Sanjiangyuan Natinal Park.
B．Wuyi Muntain Natinal Park.
C．Nrtheast China Tiger and Lepard Natinal Park.
D．Hainan Trpical Rainfrest Natinal Park.
47．The natinal parks are helpful t _________ .
A．prvide mre wildlife fr pepleB．imprve peple’s wrking cnditins
C．set up a prtected areas systemD．give better hmes t lcal peple
48．Which ne can shw the number f pandas in China live in Giant Panda Natinal Park?
A．B．C．D．
49．What’s the right structure f the text?
A．B．C．D．
50．What wuld be the best title fr the text?
A．The First Natinal ParksB．Develpment f China
C．Animals and PlantsD．Ging Hiking in the Park
Thusands f years ag, in the suth f ancient China, there lived Shengnng, a man wh had an x(牛) head and human bdy. Seeing that lcal peple were suffering frm disease, he built ladders and huses n a high muntain t stre hundreds f medical plants. T remember him, peple named the place Shengnngjia.
The legend (传说) makes Shengnngjia in Hubei an inviting place fr turists. Traveling there is a unique experience, as yu can see sceneries f the fur seasns frm different altitudes. “When the bttm f the muntain is summer, the tp is spring and while the fthill is autumn, the tp is cvered with ice,” lcal peple say f the special climate f Shengnngjia.
Shengnngjia is als hme t 5,000 species f animals and plants. Many animals in danger live there, such as the glden mnkey, the cluded lepard and the Asian black bear.
One interesting and mysterius thing abut Shengnngjia is its legend f wild men. Sme peple nce claimed that they saw big prints r big-ft creatures. Yet s far, scientists haven’t prved it is true and sme say they are just bears.
The beautiful place has recently received a new title. On July 17, 2016, Shengnngjia Fresty District was added t United Natins Wrld Heritage list as a natural site.China nw has 50 wrld heritage sites (遗址). Secnd nly t Italy in the wrld.
51．Which f the fllwing is right abut Shengnng?
A．Shengnng had an x bdy.
B．Shengnng grew medical plants fr peple.
C．Shengnng helped the lcal peple.
D．Shengnng named the place Shengnngjia.
52．In Shengnngjia, _______
A．there are many medical stres alng the way
B．peple can experience fur seasns up the muntain
C．there 500 species f animals and plants
D．scientists have prved there are wild men there
53．What des the underlined wrd “title” mean in paragraph 5?
A．标题B．景点C．称号D．职务
54．Which f the fllwing cuntries has the mst wrld heritage sites?
A．Italy.B．The USA．C．China.D．Canada.
55．What’s the main idea f the passage?
A．The legend f ShengnngB．Animals living in Shengnngjia
C．The amazing ShengnngjiaD．Wrld heritage sites
China’s Twenty-fur Slar Terms is cnsidered t be the cuntry’s fifth great inventin. It has been added t UNESCO’s List f Intangible Cultural Heritage (联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录).
The Twenty-fur Slar Terms was invented by ancient Chinese. At that time, mst peple were farmers. They had t learn abut the mvement f the sun in a year and d the farming accrdingly. The Twenty-fur Slar Terms shws the changes f climate, seasns and sme bilgical phenmena (生物现象). Fr example, Rain Water is between February 18th and February 20th. When it cmes, the temperature ges up, snw melts and there will be mre and mre rain. Start f Spring, Start f Summer, Start f Autumn and Start f Winter are penings f the fur seasns. Awakening f Insects is between arch 5th and March 6th. During this perid, many living things cme ut after a lng winter f silence.
The Twenty-fur Slar Terms shws ancient Chinese peple’s wisdm. Nw it is added t UNESCO’s heritage list. This means that it is accepted and will be accepted by mre and mre peple in the wrld.
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56．Why did ancient Chinese invent the Twenty-fur Slar Terms?
A．Because they wanted t tell the differences f fur seasns.
B．Because they wanted t learn smething abut the sun.
C．Because they wanted t help them d the farming.
D．Because mst f them were farmers.
57．When is Rain Water?
A．It is between February 18th and March 20th.
B．It is between February 18th and February 20th.
C．It is between March 5th and March 6th.
D．It is between March 18th and March 20th.
58．What happens when Awakening f Insects cmes?
A．Summer begins.B．The temperature ges dwn.
C．There will be mre and mre snw.
D．The snake cmes ut after a lng winter sleep.
59．Hw many slar terms are mentined in the article?
A．Tw slar terms are mentined.B．Fur slar terms are mentined.
C．Five slar terms are mentined.D．Six slar terms are mentined.
60．Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing is Nt True?
A．The Twenty-fur Slar Terms shws that ancient Chinese peple were wise.
B．The Twenty-fur Slar Terms is ne f the fur great inventins.
C．The Twenty-fur Slar Terms is added t UNESCO’s heritage list.
D．The Twenty-fur Slar Terms is accepted in the wrld.
When yu hear the wrd “shape-shifting (变形的)”, yu may think f sci-fi mvies, and nt the climate (气候). But that’s what animals are ding t deal with climate change.
A new study shws that sme animals are gradually grwing larger beaks (喙) legs and ears. In this way, they can lse heat mre easily t cl themselves dwn as the earth gets warmer.
“When we talk abut climate change, we ask ‘Can humans vercme this?’ r ‘What technlgy can slve this?’. But we shuld knw that animals als have t adapt t (适应) climate change,” said the study’s researcher, Sara Ryding, frm Deakin University, Australia. If animals fail t cntrl their bdy temperature, they can verheat and die.
In ne example, the beaks f sme Australian parrt species (鹦鹉物种) have grwn 4 t 10 percent larger since 1871. The study says it is clsely related (相关的) t rising summer temperatures ver the years. Similar examples include wd mice. They have lnger tails. Masked shrews (中鼩鼱) are getting lnger tails and legs, and bats in warm climates have bigger wings.
Althugh the changes are still small, Ryding said they culd be clearer as the days becme htter. “Bdy parts like ears are predicted (预测) t be bigger, s we might end up with a live-actin Dumb (a big eared elephant frm a Disney cartn) in the near future,” Ryding said.
Althugh animals are changing their bdy shapes, scientists warn that it desn’t mean everything is fine. It just means they are trying hard t live. Nt all animals will succeed. “The climate change that we have created is bringing a whle lt f pressure t bear n them, and while sme animals will adapt, thers will nt,” said Ryding.
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61．Why d animals change their shapes alng with climate change?
A．T stay alive.B．T cllect heat.
C．T find mre fd.D．T hide themselves.
62．What is happening t wd mice accrding t the study?
A．They grw larger beaks.B．They have lnger tails.
C．They get lnger legs.D．They have bigger wings.
63．What’s the purpse f Paragraph 4?
A．T shw hw shape-shifting animals live.
B．T guess ther reasns fr animals’ changes.
C．T shw examples f shape-shifting animals.
D．T reprt hw many species have changed.
64．In which part f a magazine can we prbably read the text?
A．Health.B．Sprts.C．Culture.D．Envirnment.
65．What is the best title fr the text?
A．Climate ChangeB．Grw With the Climate
C．Shape-shifting ElephantsD．Cntrl Bdy Temperatures
Changing Amazn
①Accrding t a new study, the Amazn rainfrest (亚马逊雨林) may becme grassland in a few years.
②The Amazn is the wrld’s biggest rainfrest. Climate change and human activities make it “sick”. Usually, the rainfrest can fix itself. But nw, it feels t “tired” t fix. Many trees die and the rainfrest may turn int a ht, dry grassland.
Why is the Amazn “sick”?
③The Amazn is ne f the wrld’s wettest places. But since 2005, three drughts have hit the rainfrest. They were caused by climate change. The trees dn’t have enugh water t grw. What’s wrse, as they becme dry, they can easily catch fire.
④On tp f this, peple cut dwn trees fr wd. They burn the frest t make farmland. And they clear trees t find minerals in the Amazn. All these activities have caused abut 17 percent f the rainfrest t disappear.
What will happen if we lse it?
⑤The Amazn is like the lungs (肺) f ur planet. The rich plants there take carbn dixide (CO2) ut f the air and make xygen (O2). They make mre than 20 percent f the planet’s xygen. If the Amazn”dies”, there will be mre CO2 and ur Earth will becme even htter.
⑥The Amazn is als hme t ver 3 millin animals and plants. Over three quarters f them can’t live anywhere else. They wuld very likely just disappear.
Did yu knw?
⑦The Amazn rainfrest is in Suth America. It cvers 7 millin square kilmeters. That’s bigger than half the size f America! The Amazn River runs thrugh the rainfrest. It’s the wrld’s secnd lngest river. The Amazn cvers much f Brazil. The green clr n the cuntry’s natinal flag stands fr the rainfrest.
66．Accrding t the new study, the Amazn rainfrest will prbably becme ________.
A．ceanB．desertC．farmlandD．grassland
67．Frm Para. 3, we knw that the Amazn gets “sick” because f ________.
A．climate changeB．human activities
C．air pllutinD．animal prtectin
68．Frm Natinal Gegraphic, we knw ________ have the largest number f types in the Amazn.
A．birdsB．fishC．mammalsD．insects
69．Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut the Amazn?
A．The Amazn rainfrest is in Nrth America.
B．Brazil is mainly cvered by the rainfrest.
C．The Amazn River is the wrld’s lngest river.
D．The Amazn is 7,000 square kilmeters in area.
Did yu ever wnder why leaves change clrs in autumn, r hw it happens? Here’s a quick explanatin.
First f all, yu’ve prbably nticed that nt all trees lse their leaves. There are tw majr kinds f trees: deciduus (落叶) trees and evergreens. Evergreens keep their leaves and stay green all year lng. The deciduus trees are the nes that lse their leaves each year.
In autumn, the days begin t get shrter. The sun is als lwer in the sky at nn, which causes temperatures t be cler. Less sunshine and lwer temperatures are what causes the deciduus trees t drp their leaves. In winter, deciduus trees “g t sleep”, srt f like a bear ges int hibernatin (冬眠).
Leaves are the fd factries fr a plant. Unlike animals, plants make their wn fd by taking energy directly frm the sun. Plants d this by using a chemical in their leaves called chlrphyll (叶绿素).
Chlrphyll is green. During the spring and summer, the leaves f a deciduus tree lk green because there is a lt f chlrphyll there. In autumn, hwever, the sunshine becmes mre scarce (缺乏) and the leaves n the trees stp making new chlrphyll. As the ld chlrphyll starts t break dwn, the green clr f the leaf begins t g away.
Yu’ve prbably als nticed that the leaves f different kinds f trees change different clrs. The leaves f sme trees turn yellw r range, while the leaves f ther trees turn bright red r purple. The different clrs are caused by the different chemical reactins (反应) that are happening in the leaves.
S next time yu see the beautiful clrs f autumn yu will als knw the science behind that beauty.
70．Accrding t the passage the __________ trees lse their leaves in the autumn.
A．evergreensB．deciduusC．chlrphyllD．chemical
71．Which f the fllwing is NOT mentined as a cause f trees drpping their leaves?
A．A change in temperature.B．The sunlight.
C．Mre chlrphyll.D．Chemical changes in the leaves.
72．If there are 50 evergreens and 10 deciduus trees in a frest, in autumn what clr are mst f the leaves in the frest likely t be?
A．Green.B．Red and purple.C．Yellw.D．Different clrs.
What is the life in an ecsystem(生态系统)? Yu’re in the frest. Frm yur place n the hill, yu can see a pnd belw yu and the sun shining abve yu. A pnd is an area f water smaller than lake. A frg sings nisily thrugh yur binculars(双筒望远镜), yu see the cattails (香蒲）shaking in the wind. Yu clse in n the dragnflies(蜻蜓) resting n them.
Lk at a family f ducks swimming alng nisily. The brthers and sisters at the end f the line hurry t keep up. At the ther side f the pnd, a lng-legged bird, hern(苍鹭)waits patently in the reeds. Reeds are grass-liked plants in wet places. Yu watch carefully as the hern drps his head dwn int the water, when it pulls suddenly back up, yu see the fish in in muth. Yu may nt realize it, but yu are watching a great system(系统) in actin.
What is a system?
A system is made up f many parts wrking tgether fr a purpse(目的). But scientists divide them int tw main parts, they are living and nnliving parts. Every part f system is imprtant, if any part f system is lst, the whle system des nt wrk.
Let’s take anther lk. The ducks and the herns are birds, the frg is an amphibian, which can live bth n land and in water. The dragnflies are insects(昆虫)and the cattails are plants. They are all alive. What nnliving parts can yu think f?Air, water sunlight, and land frms are all nnliving parts. All f these parts system are wrking tgether.
73．What des the writer want us t find in the first paragraph(段落)?
A．The sun shining abve.
B．A frg singing nisily.
C．The dragnflies resting n cattails.
D．The life in an ecsystem.
74．What is a hern?
A．A hern is a small bird with shrt legs.
B．A hern is a big bird with lng legs.
C．A hern is a kind f frgs with fur legs.
D．A hern i a kind f dragnflies.
75．Hw des a hern make a living accrding the passage?
A．It makes a living by eating ducks.
B．It makes a living by eating frgs.
C．It makes a living by eating fish.
D．It makes a living by eating dragnflies.
76．Hw many parts can we mainly divide the systems int accrding t scientist?
A．Tw parts.B．Three parts.C．Fur parts.D．Many parts.
77．Which f the fllwing is NOT true?
A．The ducks and the hern are birds They are living parts.
B．The cattails are plants. They are nnliving parts.
C．The dragnflies are insects. They are living parts.
D．Air, water and sunlight are nnliving parts.
We ften think the Arctic(北极) nly has snw and ice. But in fact, it has far mre than that!
The Arctic is n tp f Earth. The Arctic Ocean makes up tw-thirds f the Arctic, while ne-third is made up f land in eight cuntries, including Russia, Canada, and the US.
The Arctic lands have many varius lives. Sme plants and animals can grw in very cld temperatures. In fact, the Arctic is hme t mre than 21,000 kinds f lives. There are whales. Arctic fxes and many mre The plar bear(北极熊)is the mst famus Arctic animal.
Yu might think that the Arctic is t cld fr peple t live in. But surprisingly, there are abut 4 millin peple living there. That’s the same ppulatin as the city f Taiyuan in Shanxi. China. Abut 10 percent are lcal peple. They have been there fr thusands f years. They make living by fishing. hunting(打猎)and s n.
A grup f scientists recently came back frm a ne-year-lng study in the Arctic. They have bad news: the Arctic is dying. The amunt f Arctic sea ice is falling by arund 3 percent every year. There will be n mre ice during the summer in the near future. What des this mean fr us? Many animals, such as plar bears, hunt fr their fd n the ice. If they can’t d this anymre, they will die f hunger. Lcal peple hunt animals fr fd. But since s many animals are dying, they need t change their way f life.
78．Which f the fllwing cuntries is NOT mentined in the passage?
A．America.B．Japan.C．Canada.D．China.
79．What des the wrd “varius” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?
A．濒危的B．稀有的C．不同的D．珍贵的
80．The lcal peple f the Arctic make a living by ________.
A．fishingB．huntingC．farmingD．Bth A and B
81．Frm the passage, we knw that ________.
A．the plar bear is the mst famus Arctic animal
B．all the animals in the Arctic will die f hunger
C．tw-thirds f the Arctic is made up f land
D．the ppulatin f the city f Taiyuan is abut 400,000.
82．This passage is mainly abut ________.
A．the peple in the ArcticB．the animals in the Arctic
C．the lives in the ArcticD．the weather in the Arctic
There are abut 1.5 millin kinds f living things n Earth, but hw many d yu see every day? Yu ften see the big clurful animals, like birds, rabbits, and fish. But lk mre clsely. Can yu see the small nes, t? Insects（昆虫）make up 80 percent f all the wrld’s living kinds. Lk n the grund. Imagine yu culd lk under the grund, t. Many small living things with ne cell live there. Life is everywhere arund us, in every cubic ft (a ft= 12 inches).
David Littschwager is a phtgrapher wh wanted t find ut hw many living things lived in ne cubic ft. S he made a 12-inch cube with a green metal frame. And then he put it in five habitats（栖息地）. He chse a trpical rainfrest（Csta Rica）, a cral reef（Pacific Ocean), the Table Muntain(Suth Africa), a freshwater river(USA), and a small park(New Yrk). Three weeks were spent at each place. He watched, cunted, and tk phts f everything dwn t I millimeter in size—that crawled（爬）r flew int the cube.
The results were amazing. Liittschwager fund bth cmmn and rare living things. He discvered many new living kinds, like a strange transparent ctpus that is the size f a fingernail! In ttal, mre than a thusand living things were phtgraphed. Liittchwager said the One Cubic Ft experience was like “finding treasure”. David Liittschwager als fund that the highest bidiversity（生物多样性）in the reef was in the skeletn cral（珊瑚遗骨）. These skeletn cral are suitable fr sea living things f all sizes t grw. Althugh the cral reef had the widest range f bidiversity, all the ther habitats were full f life. Even the city park!
83．What des “ne cubic ft” mean in Paragraph 2?
A．1 inch x 1 inchB．1 inch x 1 inch x l inch
C．12 inches x 12 inchesD．12 inches x 12 inches x 12 inches
84．What did David Liittschwager think f the One Cubic Ft experience?
A．It was valuable.B．It was different.C．It was simple.D．It was cmmn.
85．Which habitat has the mst bidiversity?
A．The trpical rainfrest.B．The cral reef.
C．The Table Muntain.D．The city park.
86．Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the passage?
A．Life Is EverywhereB．Find Treasure in Nature
C．Five Habitats t Live inD．A Stry f David Littschwager